I've been reading a load of threads about wiper issues because mine finally failed this week.
I've been ignoring some intermitted problems for a while but it finally spurred me into action after the fuse blew twice. So, today I stripped out the dash top, inspected what I had and removed the motor.
So my questions are this - as well as the motor (which is making an awful noise) what else do I replace?
The symptoms are:
Wipers not parking (stopping where they are when I switch them off)
Intermitted wipe not working at all
Slow draggy wipe motion
Screaming motor on fast wipe
Intermitted loud ticking sound
Also, fast wipers doesn't always work. In that I switch to position 2 and sometimes the wipers stop, switch back and forth between pos 1 and 2, then the wipers kick into action.
I had a look behind the instrument cluster to try an identify where the relay is but nothing looks similar to any pictures on the web. My defender seems to be one of those that was built out of the remaining parts bin at the end of the 300Tdi production cycle as it's marked as a 'Special Vehicle'.
I assume I should buy a relay as well as the motor - is there a separate park switch? Do the gears that are attached to the wiper arms wear out? I read that several relays will fit so any recommendations?
Many thanks in advance.
Rich.
I've been ignoring some intermitted problems for a while but it finally spurred me into action after the fuse blew twice. So, today I stripped out the dash top, inspected what I had and removed the motor.
So my questions are this - as well as the motor (which is making an awful noise) what else do I replace?
The symptoms are:
Wipers not parking (stopping where they are when I switch them off)
Intermitted wipe not working at all
Slow draggy wipe motion
Screaming motor on fast wipe
Intermitted loud ticking sound
Also, fast wipers doesn't always work. In that I switch to position 2 and sometimes the wipers stop, switch back and forth between pos 1 and 2, then the wipers kick into action.
I had a look behind the instrument cluster to try an identify where the relay is but nothing looks similar to any pictures on the web. My defender seems to be one of those that was built out of the remaining parts bin at the end of the 300Tdi production cycle as it's marked as a 'Special Vehicle'.
I assume I should buy a relay as well as the motor - is there a separate park switch? Do the gears that are attached to the wiper arms wear out? I read that several relays will fit so any recommendations?
Many thanks in advance.
Rich.
